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Reverend W. Awdry

English clergyman famous for having created the Railway Series books, which gave the world the Island of Sodor, home of Thomas the Tank Engine and his many friends.

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British vicar and author (1911–1997)

Born 15 June 1911
Died 21 March 1997

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  • Cover of: Thomas & Friends: Engines & Animals (Baby Fingers)
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    Cover of edition thomasfriends00reve Cover of edition ontrackthereback0000awdr Cover of edition thomasfriends00reve_1 Cover of edition thomasfriends00reve_2 First published in 2003 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Thomas the Tank Engine: Good Morning Engines (Interactive Music Book) (Thomas the Tank Engine Interactive Music Book)
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    Cover of edition thomastankengi00awdr Cover of edition thomastankengine0000awdr_g9m2 Cover of edition thomastankengine00awdr Cover of edition thomastankengine00awdr_0 Cover of edition thomastankengin00awdr First published in 1945 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: James the red engine
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    Cover of edition jamesredengine0000reve Cover of edition jamesredengine0000awdr_o1k3 Cover of edition jamesredengine0000awdr First published in 1948 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Three Railway Engines
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    Cover of edition threerailwayengi0000awdr Cover of edition threerailwayengi0000awdr_t4o8 Cover of edition threerailwayengi0000awdr_n3g2 First published in 1945 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Toby the tram engine
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    Cover of edition tobytramengine0000awdr First published in 1952 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Henry the green engine
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    Cover of edition henrygreenengine0000awdr_a1y1 First published in 1951 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Tank engine Thomas again.
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    Cover of edition tankenginethomas00awdr Cover of edition tankenginethomas00awdr First published in 1949 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Gordon the Big Engine
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    First published in 1953 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Troublesome Engines (Railway)
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    First published in 1950 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Percy the Small Engine
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    Cover of edition percysmallengine0000awdr_y6y6 Cover of edition percysmallengine0000awdr_c0z2 First published in 1956 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The twin engines
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    Cover of edition thomastankengine0015awdr First published in 1960 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Edward the Blue Engine
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    Cover of edition edwardblueengine0000reve First published in 1954 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: James and the rescue train

    First published in 1989 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The eight famous engines
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    First published in 1957 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Gallant Old Engine
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    Cover of edition gallantoldengine0000awdr First published in 1962 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Main line engines
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    Cover of edition thomastankengine0000awdr_n2x2 First published in 1966 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Mountain Engines
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    Cover of edition thomastankengine0019awdr First published in 1964 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Small railway engines
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    Cover of edition thomastankengine0022awdr First published in 1967 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Branch line engines
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    First published in 1961 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Stepney the " Bluebell" engine
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    Cover of edition thomastankengine0018awdr First published in 1962 — 5 editions
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Photo of Reverend W. Awdry

British vicar and author (1911–1997)

Born 15 June 1911
Died 21 March 1997

Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Railroad trains, Fiction, Thomas, the tank engine (fictitious character), fiction, Railroads, fiction, Railroads, Pictorial works, Trains, Thomas the Tank Engine (Fictitious character), Toy and movable books, Locomotives, fiction, Specimens, Picture books, Children's stories, English, Locomotives, Friendship, fiction, Short stories, Board books, Sound effects books, Juvenile literature, Steam locomotives, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Children's stories, Friendship

Places

England, Great Britain, United States, Gordon's Hill, Japan, Rome (City) Colosseum, Rome (Italy)

People

Thomas the Tank Engine (Fictitious character), Julius Caesar, The Fat Controller, Thomas the Tank Engine (Fictitious character.), Thomas the Tank Engine (Personaje literario), Trajan Emperor of Rome (53-117), W. Awdry

Time

20th century, 2005, 2021

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June 24, 2024 Edited by Railway Tracks Edited without comment.
September 17, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
March 29, 2022 Edited by Drini merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import